Improvement in till-alarms



F. P. HANCHETT.

Till-Alarms.

No.55,-l54. Patented sepnzznmI wmf/sw@ @Maw/Mm THE GRAPHIC CO. PHOTO* LITH.39& 4l FAR PLACE, FLY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

FRED PARDEE HANCHETT, OF RIPON, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN TILL-ALANRMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 155,154, dated September 22, 1874; application filed March 14, 1874.

To all whom it may concern f Be it known that I, FEED PARDEE HAN- CHETT, of Ripon, in the county of Fond du Lac and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Novelty Specie-Banks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accom panying drawings, which form part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to furnish a simpleandconvenientmeansformakingchange in specie, adapted for use by storekeepers and others who are called upon often to make change; and tok this end the nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a bank having diii'erent compartments for the dii'erent denominations of coin, and each compartment provided with a key, so arranged that by pressing such key inward a bell will be sounded, and, as soon as the pressure is removed, the key resumes its original position, forcibly ejectin g one coin, all as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled inthe art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure l is a plan view, part in horizontal section, of my invention; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same through the line ot Fig. l.

A represents the base or bed plate of my bank, upon the rear portion of which is placed the specie-holder B. This holder may be made of wood or metal, and of any suitable dimensions. Itis made solid, and then a series of vertical compartments bored or otherwise formed therein. These compartments C O are made round and of rsuch size as is required for the various coins to lie flat thereinthat is, there is one compartment for one-cent pieces, one for two-cent pieces, and so on-one com partment for cach denomination of coin, whether copper, silver, gold, or other metal. Back of the holder B is formed a box, D, the top E of which also covers the holder. j In this top is made a slot, c, for each compartment C, so

arranged that by passing the coin through the same it will fall down flat in the compartment. Vithin the base or bed-plate A, and entirely inclcsed therein, is a sliding bar, G, for each compartment (l, and, as these with their attachments are all precisely alike, the description of one will answer for all. On one side of the sliding bar G is a slot, b, with a screw, or pin, z', projecting through the same to limit its movement back and forth, and the bar is thrown forward by means of a spiral spring, d, arranged on the other side of the bar, as shown. To the front end of the bar G is attached a key, H, the stem ot' which passes through the front ofthe base-plate. On top of the sliding bar G is a lug, f, which projects up through a slot in the bottom of the compartment C, and above the same nearly the thickness of one coin. In the front of the holder, on a line with the bottoms ofthe compartments, are slots e c for the exit of the coins. In its normal position the lu g f proj ects up into its compartment, so that the coins will actually rest thereon. By now pressing the key H inward, the lug j' is moved backward entirely out of the compartment, allowing the coins to settle down on the bottom thereof, which brings the lowest coin directly behind the slot c and in front of the lug. When the pressure now is removed from the key H, the spring d throws the bar G forward, and the lug f suddenly enters the compartment, forcibly ejecting the bottom coin through the slot e, and the remaining coins will then rest on the lug.

With a device of this kind it will readily be seen that change can easily be made, there being one compartment and one key for each denomination of coin.

On the back of the holder B within the box D is secured a bell, I, to be struck by a clapper, J, each time that either of the keys is pressed inward far enough to eject a coin in its outward movement. The clapper J is attached to a bar, K, which is hung upon pivots or trunnions in standards L within the box, and held in proper position by means of a spring, It. On the rear end of each sliding bar G is a spring-arm, m, which strikes the lower edge of the bar K when the key is pressed inward, turning the same upon its journals. These parts are so arranged that at the instant,

or just before the lug f passes entirely out of its compartment, the spring-arm m will pass from under the bar K, allowing the spring h to return it to its proper position, and causing the clapper to strike the bell, thereby sounding an alarm.

This is of importance, as it calls attention to the fact that the device is in proper position to eject a coin as soon as the pressure is removed from the key; and it also serves as an alarm in case any one should be tampering with the bank.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi l. The holder B, formed With vertical cylindrical compartments C C, each of said compartments having an inlet, a, and an outlet, e,

for receiving and discharging the coin, and each cylindrical compartment being also provided with a spring-key, G H, having a lug, j', for ejecting the coin, the parts being constructed and combined for operation substantially as described.

2. The combination,in areceptaclc for specie, of the slidin g bar G carrying the sprin g-arm m, pivoted bar K with spring h, hammer, J, and bell I, all arranged to operate in the manner described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of February, 1874.

F. P. HANCHE'IT.

Witnesses:

S. E. REED, D. POLLARD. 

